Part Time Lecturer of Technology and Applied Computing
Education
- Bachelor's Degree, University of California - Los Angeles
Biography
Eric Chung is an Adjunct Professor in the Technology and Applied Computing (TAC) Program at the Viterbi School of Engineering. He is also the Managing Director of VanEck Digital Assets Initiative at the Marshall School of Business. He is a founding faculty of USC’s Minor in Blockchain which he co-created in 2018. His teaching focuses on Blockchain Technology and Digital Assets, having taught courses on Smart Contract Development, Blockchain Advances & Use Cases, and Digital Entrepreneurship.
Outside of USC, Eric has been active in the blockchain industry as an entrepreneur and investor for nearly a decade. He previously co-founded Abridged, a no-code blockchain development platform that birthed the technology behind token-gating and viral product Collab.Land. Prior to Abridged, he founded DApperNetwork, one of the world’s first blockchain developer education companies. He also cofounded LA Blockchain Lab, an NGO that advised public and private sectors in the city of Los Angeles on strategic blockchain initiatives. He is currently a Venture Advisor for Ethos Fund, a venture capital firm specialized in early-stage tech in Southeast Asia and an angel investor in crypto startups. He received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from University of California, Los Angeles.
Office Location: BRI 104H
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